Happy Birthday Axel - 3 yrs. old!

With the wisdom, maturity, and sense of responsibility Axel has already demonstrated, it's hard to imagine he's only 3 years old - but alas it's true. Ace man has reached the ripe age of 3. He's legal - legal to drink out of a cup with no lid, drive on a cycle with 2 wheels instead of 3, and of greatest import, purchase and play with the whole new world of toys available to age 3+. Here are some pictures from his birthday. He got a fish game, a surf board (boogie board), some Lincoln Logs, and other wooden toys that should be able to endure 3 year old behavior better than the cheap plastic goods they're sticking on shelves these days.

Sedona

I notice it's almost been a year since the last blog entry...so I guess we better get another on here. This last weekend we took the family to Sedona. It was beautiful. Here are some pictures. We stayed at a nice little resort in town with a couple pools. We took it easy, went on a couple little hikes, ate at some great restaurants, watched TV, and relaxed. It was a perfect little trip.

The first 5 pics are from a little hike we took to a creek to eat lunch the first day up Oak Creek Canyon. We found a perfect little island in the middle of the creek to eat.



Axel was annoyed by the sand getting in his crocks while we were hiking, so I had to carry him most of the way, or he stood on my feet while I walked. Serves us right for making him hike in crocks I guess.
Axel is into pointing and saying "No." In the picture above, he was mad I was taking another picture since I had just taken the picture below of him on the bridge. So he let me know.
All I can say is you don't mess with a kid in those glasses with that tiger on his shirt. No thank you.

Marie taking a dip. Didn't mind the cold creek water at all.



Below is one of the great restaurants we had breakfast at one morning. Ken's Creekside Cafe. Sat on the patio with great views.
This is outside of the BBQ place we had dinner at one night.
That looks like it might hurt, but he keeps going back for more.

Our resort had a mini golf course at it.
Don't ask me what is going on here. Let's just say the collar on that shirt will never be the same.
Top of Schnebly Hill Rd. One of the highest spots in Sedona.
Another hike in Crocks. This time Axel did much better.
End of the hike.

Look at the buff mom.
That's about it. We loved this place and hope to go back again.